Ryan has more than Snitzel on his plate

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Trainer Gerald Ryan, who has Snitzel set to line up as favourite
in tomorrow's $100,000 Strawberry Hill Slipper at Wyong, served
notice his juvenile team was likely to be further strengthened when
Mosso won a barrier trial at Rosehill yesterday.

Snitzel, the winner of the Breeders' Plate at its only start,
will be ridden by Glen Boss in the Wyong lead-up to the Gold Coast
Magic Millions, but it was left to Darren Beadman to partner the
highly rated Mosso.

Snitzel drew barrier two in the nine-horse field for the
slipper, over 1000 metres.

Mosso, which had won a trial at Rosehill in September, recorded
the second-fastest time of yesterday's two-year-olds' heats, in
which Lonhro's full-sister Perfect Eight made her public debut.

Ridden by Rod Quinn, the John Hawkes-trained Perfect Eight was
given an easy time and is now headed for a spell.

"She wasn't out there to do much at all, it was just an
educational experience for her," said Peter Snowden, stable foreman
for Hawkes, who is in Hong Kong overseeing Yell's preparation for
Sunday's Hong Kong Sprint against local hero Silent Witness.
"She'll be on the truck in the morning to head to the spelling
paddock. She's done enough this time in."

McLellan returned to barrier trial riding at Rosehill to prepare
for his comeback to on January 3.

He hasn't ridden since being suspended for five months earlier
this year after testing positive to a banned recreational drug.

"It was good to be back riding the trials," said McLellan, who
partnered two other heat winners for White. "I'm focused for my
comeback and want to make an immediate impact when I'm back in
racing mode."

Chris Munce rode the Graeme Rogerson-trained two-year-old
Bradbury's Luck to win a trial yesterday but will be on the Gai
Waterhouse-prepared Permissive in the Strawberry Hill Slipper, in
which it will clash with Rogerson's Al Samer.

Meanwhile, Bob El'Issa's claim of racial vilification against a
Racing NSW steward was dismissed yesterday by the Racing NSW
integrity assurance panel because of insufficient evidence.

El'Issa will front stewards next week over his ride on Silver
Lodge at Hawkesbury on November 4. He and fellow jockey Hugh Bowman
have been requested to hand in mobile phone records. Bowman won the
race on Zavarga.